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The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, has had a history of more than 2,000 years. It is usually at the end of May or in June in the Gregorian calendar.

Laoshe teahouse, also a live tea museum that is named after modern Chinese novel writer, Laoshe, has always been a hot place for Beijing tourists who love to enjoy Chinese tea culture. But at present, the teahouse will also welcome guests as a showcase of the essence of Chinese traditions.

Bamboo-strip books gave people a chance to read and write, and in the process spread Chinese culture through centuries

Costumes are an important symbol of social civilization. Besides satisfying the living needs of people, costumes also represent the culture of particular periods and areas. In the modern times, due to various factors, the Shanghai fashion has formed its own unique style, occupying an important position in the development history of Chinese costumes.

The second phase of the construction project of the National Library of China (NLC), a new library, was opened to the public on September 9. Covering an area of 80,538 square meters, the new library can sit 2,900 readers and accept 8,000 visitors a day. The new addition makes the total construction area of the NLC 250,000 square meters, ranking third in the world. Designed by a German architectural firm, the modern library is the largest collection base for Chinese documents in the world.

People from urban Tianjin speak Tianjin dialect, which comes under the Mandarin subdivision of spoken Chinese. Despite its proximity to Beijing, Tianjin dialect sounds quite different from Beijing dialect, which provides the basis for Putonghua, official spoken language of the People's Republic of China.

These Chinese entrepreneurs sacrifice profits to maintain a piece of their culture.

A print from the exhibition showing people busy pulling sleds on Peking city moat. By Liu Junhuan A rarely seen perspective on the Imperial City will be unveiled in a forthcoming exhibition of images of old Peking from Western eyes at the time. As part of the 4th China Beijing International Cult...

Traditional paper handicraft for a libation ceremony displayed in Nanhua Temple in Shaoguan, a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong Province. Photo: CFP The practice of burning paper offerings reportedly first appeared around 386 AD at the start of the Wei Dynasty when Chinese people st...

Traditional Chinese cuisine seems a far cry from the high-tech equipment used in so-called molecular cuisine. But Dong Zhenxiang, owner of the Da Dong restaurant in Beijing which is a leader of the trendy culinary movement here, says fresh techniques can only improve traditional Chinese cooking. ...